Congratulations to our Destination Imagination team from Longacre Elementary!

Longacre DI has advanced to the Global Finals tournament. The tournament will be held in Knoxville, Tennessee on May 24-28.

Destination Imagination is an exhilarating after-school activity in which students work in teams to solve mind-bending challenges and present their solutions at tournaments. Only the DI teams that advance past regional and state tournaments are invited to participate in Global Finals. More than 1,100 teams from 44 states, 15 countries gather to show-case their Challenge solutions at Global Finals.

However, going to Global Finals is a financial challenge for our team. We are looking to raise $3,000 to make this opportunity possible.

Donations will be accepted by the Longacre PTA.Checks: Make payable to the Longacre PTA, in the memo line mention Destination ImaginationCash: Send in an envelope to the office labeled PTA-Destination Imagination, with your first and last nameCredit: Go to https://squareup.com/store/longacre-elementary-pta

Are you organized, do you enjoy working with a great team of people? Want to help make a difference at our school and build business savvy skills at the same time? Join our PTA 2015-2016/& 2016-2017 – EXECUTIVE BOARD needs you! Nominations need to be submitted by April 8th. We will vote in May for final board for 2015-2017, this is a 2 year commitment. Please consider keeping the PTA team alive and thriving!

Is your child creative? Interested in the arts? The PTA Reflections program offers an opportunity for recognition. This national program challenges students around the country to create works of art around a theme. This year, the theme is “The world would be a better place if…” The artwork is judged by age group at the school level, and some entries go on to compete at the district, state and even national levels Categories of art include:

The Fun Run is the PTA’s major FUNdraiser – there is nothing to sell! The Fun Run is an all-school fundraiser where students run or walk laps during a 15-minute time frame during school hours. The Students seek pledges to support their effort for the school. This year’s theme is Sharpen the Saw.